Lathe-chuck



'.(No Model.)

J. s. GLMoRE. r LATHEYGHUGK.

Patented Mar. 25J1884.`

ATTORNEYS.

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" one of the jaws removed.

JAMES S. GILMORE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATH E-CH UCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,628, dated March 25, 1884.

` Application filed November 5, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

4Be it known that I, JAMES S. GILMoRE, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lathe-Chucks, of which the following is afull, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention pertains to improvements in lathe-chucks; and it consists of the combination and construction of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the gures.

Figure l is a front elevation of my improved l lathe-chuck. Fig. 2 is a side elevation with Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one of the jaws. Fig. 4 is aside elevation of one of the jaws. j tail in section on the line y y, Fig. 6; and Fig. 6 is a detail'in section on the linean wof Fig. 5.

I iit a self-adjusting jaw-face, a, in each of the jaws b by making the jaw proper concave on its face in the direction of the axis of the chuck, and grooving the jaw at c in the same direction, and providing the faces c with a corresponding convex back, d, and tongue e thereon to t in the jaw and groove, as shown, where I secure said j aw-faces a, by a stud-pin,

` f, screwing through one sidev of the. jaw to a notch between two short side ribs, g, or studs on the tongue e and sliding in alateral groove, 7L, of the jaw communicating with the groove for the tongue e. These jaw-faces c, thus t ted by curved seats on theV jaws proper, and

Fig. 5 is a dehind the gripping-faces to enable the said gripping-faces to grip the shank 7c of a bolt over the head Z, so that a headed object like a bolt or screw may be readily chucked to enable the front end of the shank to be turned or screwthreaded in the lathe.

I do not Amean tolimit myself to the particular contrivance of devices here shown for sej curing the tongue-and-grooved jaws and jawfaces together, as it is obvious that other contrivances may be used for the purpose.

It is to be understood that cylindrical pieces may be chucked as well with the adjustingfaces c as with the common jaws, the said faces alike adapting themselves to such shapes as to tapered shapes.

Having thus fully described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters The jaw-face a, connected to the jaw b by a tongueandgroove device having a lateral tongue and groove, g h, and a fastening-stud, j", the saidlateral tongue being notched for the fastening-stud, substantially as described.

JAMES S. GIL-MORE.

Witnesses: l

JOHN SHALLoRoss, GEORGE PUTT. 

